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True, but you also need fewer planes if you go faster, though plane costs are linear and fuel costs are square.
by dehrmann 2y ago
True, but you also need fewer planes if you go faster, though plane costs are linear and fuel costs are square.
- whiplash451 2y agoAt constant demand, going faster does not reduce the number of planes.
- elric 2y agoIt might. Going faster likely increases wear on moving parts, which would presumably result in longer ground times for more frequent maintenance?
- toast0 2y agoSure it does. If you have demand for 10,000 passengers to be transported on a route daily, and a plane carries 200 people, you would need 50 trips. If the round trip is 4 hours, you could do 6 trips per plane and you'd need 9 planes to service the route. If the round trip time is 8 hours, you could only do 3 trips per day and you'd need 17 planes.
- blitzar 2y agoBut then you need more fuel, so fewer passengers and more planes.